The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-13
woMEN's GOSSIP.
Mrs. Beecher and Her Surroundings-Cn,o...
Women and Their Social Rights.
Mrs. Beecher ut Home.
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Mrs. Beecher ut Home.
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New YORK, Nov. 12.-The windows re :.
second floor of the Water View flats overlook;as
the East river and the harbor from co,rr,s:s1
Heights, Brooklyn, are filled with blossoms.
chrysanthemums and geraniums. Two or tbrss
canaries and red-winged singing bird han, :
the sunshine over the greenery. 1t is here tb..
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher has established h.
self, in coy suite of apartments since her =.
turn to the city.
She has never been away from BROOKLYN re.,l.
for. during her summer residence at Stamfo.,
She returned invariably on Saturday night "a
manned until Monday to be present at the PIN.
mouth meetings when the church was ores
Brooklyn is her home and must always be -
she says, and though her children would nrefs-
that she should live with them, she has gone ~
housekeeping in order to have place where. tbs
Plymouth people-she still presides over n.
ladies' meeting and the sewing circle-can faeI
perfectly at liberty to call upon her at any TINA
they wish.
Mrs. Beeeher's rooms are full of mementoss a.
Mr.. Beecher. A picture of him as a young man
hangs between the windows of the reception
parlor with cross beneath it, and another of
more recent date is over the mantel Smala-
nkeneSSeS scattered about and stand tnor
her writing desk. A casket of walnut with
hinges, clasps. inscription and the Beechar
crest, HE lives twice who lives we'll in antioue
silver, contains what Mr.. Beecher agreed to ae-
cept as an heirloom for his children the Official
tender of that public reception by the Board Of
Alderman after his return from England last
year which Mr.. Beecher declined. The invitator
is embossed in colored letters on heavy nsreh
ment and is as artistically done as the manner
of the original offer was bungled. a large album
with fly leaves of white MORE silk contains the
resolutions of coincidence of the City Council on
the death of Mr.. Beecher, and reached Mrs
Beecher by the hands of Mayor Whitney two or
three weeks ago. I'm Memoriam" with crown
studded with stars begins the volume. and After
flowers ends it. the entire work being done with
pen and ink in very delicate colorings. The
name of Mr.. Beecher where it occurs is wreathed
with lilies.
Mrs. Beecher is in good health and has beau
tifully serene face under her lace cap and smooth
snowy hair. She is interested in everything in
the city with which Mr. Beecher was connected
and saw her no long time since making the
tour of of Brooklyns big stores, at the laying
of whose cornerstone Mr.. Beecher made an adj
dress the day before its final opening.
She is inclined to laugh just little at the
newspaper statement that she is doing great
deal of literary work.
1 write for the Domestic Monthly and for an
English magazine. just as / have always done
some weekly letters for newspapers. but l have
not begun yet used to write to please nv
husband, but have very little idea how much
shall do now"
The biography of Mr.. Beecher which thefam-
lily are preparing will not be out much before
Christmas, Mrs. Beecher says. The work has
been hurried at the request of the publishers.
because of the great number of unauthorized
memoirs of Mr.. Beecher appearing, but person
ally she would have liked it to be at least year
in preparation and to consist of two volumes in
stead of one. 1t has been painful work for
her and for her sons. she says, and the 700 pages
will hardly contain third of what might be
said.